Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-08
REPUBLICAN Walls.
Members of the g. D. y. Indignant Ov
the Operations OF the Kicking Machine

Members of the G.. o. p. Indignant Over
the Operations OF the Kicking Machine. @
WASHINGTON, April "A few Repub-
licans have lost their places here within
the last week, and howl goes up from the
Republican newspapers all along the line.
Here are two dismal walls from the dis
charged men, printed in the Washington
Republican:
IL was glad to see in this mornings Re
publican that the attention of at least one
journal has been arrested by the acts of
Public Printer Benedict in carrying out
his alleged plan of reorganization, 1t is
time, God knows, for the apparent wild
manner in which discharges have been
made by the gentleman named keeps in
suspense, cruel suspense, each one of the
J, 400 people employed in that great work
shop. Now there are many indications
that this state of affairs works injury
to business and to local enter
prise and am surprised that for this rea-
son, if for no other, Mr.. Benedict has not
been demonstrated with by those who are
interested in a healthy condition of busi-
ness, If not in the employees of the printing
office. Men who are apprehensiNe e of losing
their daily bread, will not, if wife, make
any but the most important purchases.
They certainly will not make any invest
ments. They will simply hoard their lit
tie savings against the apparently newt
able discharge which Mr.. Benedict seems
to delight in. It'll is only Just to that
gentleman to say, however, that when
he first took charge of the Office he had to
discharge-simply could not help himself.
Perhaps he had the same excuse last
month, but the discharges made since
April are wantOn, cruel, and not in the
direction OF subserving the best interests of
the Government. But what wish to en-
phasize at present is the disastrous effect
which not alone the discharges speak of
but the general feeling of apprehension
among the employees has on the business of
the city. 1t is as little as the newspapers
can do, in my opinion, to condemn Mr.
Benedict's course and TO let him know
that it fails to meet the approval of the
leaders of public opinion in our midst"
THE love of the Democratic Admins
tration tJr the negro has received q striking
illustration during the past week. An ex-
cellent colorei man has for eighteen years
held subordinate position in the general
land Office, the fist thirteen as porter and
the last five as messenger, having been pro-
NOTED to that position on account of faith
full and efficient services. Thesalary Of pOr,
ter is $40 and that of messenger $65 per
month. About three months ago young
white man, The favorite of a Democratic
Congressman, was appointed porter, the
place formerly filed by Harrison, but his in
fluence' so operated upon Chief Clerk Wal
ker that the poor old cOlored man, with q
family of six children to support, has been
relegated to his old place of porter at $40
per month, while the lusty young white
man with no one TO look out for except
himself succeeds to the position as meSSen.
ger at S55 per month. This q very small
matter, hut it shows up in vivid colOrs the
hypocritical preferences of the sham Dem
ocracy regarding the negro"
These chaps have evidently forgotten
that there was an election in 1884